S. Hickman

A Handful of Stars

By:
Cynthia Lord

Narrated by:
Maria Cabezas

Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
109

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
97

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
96

When Lily's blind dog, Lucky, slips his collar and runs away across the wide-open blueberry barrens of Eastern Maine, it's Salma Santiago who manages to catch him. Salma, the daughter of migrant workers, is in the small town with her family for the blueberry-picking season.

Touching and beautiful.

Fluffy dog

Awesome best ending ever worth every penny salma awesome book for kids thanks for reading

The Night Circus

By:
Erin Morgenstern

Narrated by:
Jim Dale

Length: 13 hrs and 40 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
20,527

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
18,641

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
18,649

The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night.

The circus of your dreams

Nothing ever seems to happen

Overall

4 out of 5 stars

Performance

5 out of 5 stars

Story

3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-03-16

The narration was wonderful But the story is so full of descriptions...I felt like I was having the author describe paint dry over and over. OK, in reality, it was food and dresses and oh another circus tent. Some of it was fun, but then I wanted something to actually happen. If it weren't for the narrator I would have quit and skipped to the end about half way through.

The Dark Monk

A Hangman's Daughter Tale

By:
Oliver Pötzsch

Narrated by:
Grover Gardner

Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
1,623

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,443

Story

4 out of 5 stars
1,439

It is 1648, a small village in the Alps: In the thick of a blizzard,a town priest discovers he’s been poisoned. As numbness creeps up his body, he summons the last of his strength and scratches a sign in the frost that will lead the town hangman, his daughter, and the town physician in pursuit of a treasure of the Knights Templar. But the priest’s murderer is already on their trail, and he’s not the only one after the legendary fortune: a dark monk is not far behind,and a band of thieves is roving the countryside, attacking solitary travelers and spreading panic.

Couldn't finish it

I just got bored. The story was she gets jealous (old tired storyline!) Things happen but don't really draw you in. It just felt like going around a round a bout with no direction.

1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Cocaine Blues

By:
Kerry Greenwood

Narrated by:
Stephanie Daniel

Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
3,039

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,615

Story

4 out of 5 stars
2,609

It's the end of the roaring twenties, and the exuberant and Honourable Phryne Fisher is dancing and gaming with gay abandon. But she becomes bored with London and the endless round of parties. In search of excitement, she sets her sights on a spot of detective work in Melbourne, Australia. And so mystery and the beautiful Russian dancer, Sasha de Lisse, appear in her life. From then on it's all cocaine and communism until her adventure reaches its steamy end in the Turkish baths of Little Lonsdale Street.

A series that just gets better

Ehhhh

I don't known, it was to trite. I'm not crazy about the lead character Phryne.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

So B. It

By:
Sarah Weeks

Narrated by:
Cherry Jones

Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
206

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
141

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
141

You couldn't really tell about Mama's brain just from looking at her, but it was obvious as soon as she spoke. She had a high voice, like a little girl's, and she only knew 23 words. I know this for a fact, because we kept a list of the things Mama said tacked to the inside of the kitchen cabinet. Most of the words were common ones, like good and more and hot, but there was one word only my mother said, soof.

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Worthwhile

No, I enjoyed it, but I rarely reread books. This one isn't uplifting or funny, so it doesn't need a second visit

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The details of what the concentration camps were like were fascinating.

Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favorite?

I loved the mixture of the narrators. That kept me interested in the book

Any additional comments?

It's a good book, it's not uplifting and I didn't agree with the main characters actions. In some ways, it took me a while to get her and I'm not sure I ever really embraced her. I actually could "get" the other characters better for what ever reason. It's well written and interesting but it did get long.